Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== NAME: Victoria OTHER NAME(s): - REASON: collapsed due to overloading DATE: 24 May 1881 LOCATION: Thames River, near London, Ontario TYPE: steamer HULL TYPE: wooden BUILDER: built at London, Ontario - 1880 OWNER: MASTER: TONNAGE: 43 gt LENGTH: 80 ft BEAM: 28 ft DEPTH: CASUALTIES: 200+ SURVIVORS: ? On her return trip from Springbank, with over 600 excursionists aboard, the vessel took on a list due to overcrowding and began filling. The upper deck collapsed under the strain and the Victoria rolled over and sank. ======================================================================== Sources: Ludington Record, Ludington, MI., May 26, 1881 Historical Collections of the Great Lakes